I agree with Tim. At any rate, large projects probably involve more work than small ones, especially in terms of revision.

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Mary WorbyUnited Kingdom Local time: 15:34Member German to English + ...

Not as a rule

Oct 13, 2009

But if somebody offers me a large-scale job with a generous deadline that can be fitted in around other work, I tend to be more tempted than if somebody wants to book me out for a week or two, which can be detrimental to my relationship with other clients.

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But if somebody offers me a large-scale job with a generous deadline that can be fitted in around other work, I tend to be more tempted than if somebody wants to book me out for a week or two, which can be detrimental to my relationship with other clients.

I agree there. I have done discounts in return for generous deadlines.

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Sophie DzhygirFrance Local time: 16:34Member (2007) German to French + ...

No

Oct 13, 2009

Large projects involve no economies of scale, they are boring, they involve a lot of revision and harmonization, they prevent you from taking on other jobs... Plus they involve a higher financial risk.
In any case, I don't take large projects. My favourite projects are the ones running from one day to one week, I rarely accept projects keeping me busy more than 2 weeks.

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xxxInterlangueAngola Local time: 16:34 English to French + ...

No

Oct 13, 2009

I did once, a long time ago, and while working on it, I had to refuse several other jobs

I mostly have longer projects (from 10 to 250 pages)... should I be working at a discount rate all the time? No way!

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i did once or twice, early on. Large projects mean more investment of time, preventing you from taking most other jobs. If i have to devote my time to it, then i look at it as isolation pay.
I usually don't like to take very large projects for translation (proofreading is ok).

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...that more than 40% say 'It depends on the customer'?
I don't mind working on larger projects, and in most cases my usual rates apply. But I have in the past agreed upon a somewhat lower rate sometimes, but only for regular and trustworthy clients.

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I don't offer discounts for large projects. Same reasons as already mentioned - it's not necessarily less work, so I can't see the rationale for less money.

However, I have agreed to a lower rate just a couple of times in the past when asked by an agency (two different agencies). The rate was still acceptable and so I agreed. Looking back, I'm not sure that I should have though, since that probably just encourages agencies to agree to bulk discounts to end clients. End clients need to be informed that it's really not appropriate to even request such discounts.

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Luckily, I don't often get asked to give discounts - those requests tend to come from the same type of agencies who want "your best rate", i.e. an unrealistically low one!

I will, however, "round down" or quote flat-rate fees on larger jobs for my regular customers, particularly in cases where getting accurate word counts is difficult due to formatting, or where parts of the text have already been translated. In such cases, we would just agree that it's "about 10,000 words" and I'd charge them accordingly.

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